A fifth of Louisiana's children live in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That could jump to a third.

NEARLY eight in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty—or 887 million of the 1.1 billion globally—are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, or air ...

A look into the Americans who could be affected by the delay of SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.

More children in Arkansas are living in poverty. The child poverty rate rose 14% between 2022 and 2024. According to a report from the Annie E. Cases Foundation, that number could increase if tax ...

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% COLA increase for 2026, raising average benefits by $56 a month.

I joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s five-day Mississippi Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour, which began on Sept. 30, ...

While presenting the findings here at the World Bank's local office, Wieser said that higher growth and lower inflation ...

The “harsh realities” of poverty in St. Louis, according to a Legal Services of Eastern Missouri report, are visible during events including the annual Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis MLK Food ...

Note: Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters. It is unavailable for children younger than 15 who are not related to the householder, people ...

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project. They'd get $205 and coaching to build a business. Then came the cuts.

The report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows child poverty has risen by one-third since the pandemic. Nicole Woo, ...

Team Hope has so far delivered 2.8 million shoebox gifts packed by Irish families for children in Africa and eastern Europe – ...